By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Engr Yahaya Danladi Faruq with his family and Friends have paid a thank you visit to His Royal Highness Rogan Of Eggan, Alhassan Muhammed Umoru, over the conferment of traditional title of Gabi Sayadi Of Eggan on him. Speaking on behalf of the family and friends, in the Rogan palace…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Local Government branch of Kogi State Motorcycle Transport Union has passed a vote of no confidence on its chairman, Alhaji Baba Musa Aliyu a.k.a Babaguguru. The Union Executive, in a meeting held in Lokoja yesterday, resolved to sack the chairman “to save the union’’. The executive, whose resolutions…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some prominent Islamic clerics and dignitaries on Thursday, gathered at Karaworo-Alheri Street in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital for the 3-Day Fidau prayers of late Muhammed Kabir Yusuf Olarewaju who died on Monday, Dec.15. The clerics included Chief Imam of Khairat Central Mosque Lokoja, Sheikh Mamud Maku, Ustaz Abdulsalami Salihu,…
By Lami Ibrahim The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL Tank Farm at Kayode Street, Marine Beach, in the Apapa area of Lagos was on Friday was gutted by fire. According to an eyewitness, Mr Tunde Are, the raging fire starter at about 11:00 am. He said people ran helter-skelter to contain the fire before…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab There was an unprecedented crowd and jubilation at the Kogi State Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lokoja on Wednesday as Alhaji Idris Abdulrahman Sofada picked expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for the October 19 local government Chairmanship election in Lokoja LGA. The party secretariat…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Shaba of Bassa-Nge, Nda Lerama, made a heartfelt appeal to government authorities on Tuesday during the burial of His Royal Majesty Brigadier General Dr. Abu Ali Mopa, the late Etsu Bassa-Nge, at Gboloko. Describing the late monarch as a man who “lived a fulfilled life,” Nda Lerama highlighted the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The government of Kogi State has explained that the evacuation of residents from Jakura and Ogbabon communities was part of security measures aimed at tackling banditry and uncovering collaborators aiding criminal elements in the area. The State Security Adviser, Jerry Omodara (rtd), disclosed this while addressing the evacuated residents in…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A mentally challenged woman who identified herself simply as Grace, has given birth to a baby boy in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The woman, whose age is said to be between 25 and 30 years, delivered the baby under Ganaja junction flyover around 6pm on Monday. Our reporter who…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Indigenes of Lokoja have called for the immediate redeployment of the General Manager (Administration) of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Abdullahi Aliyu Dabai, accusing him of aiding the Managing Director, Bola Oyebamiji, in the alleged marginalization of Lokoja indigenes within the agency. The demand was made on Monday…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has congratulated Professor Gbenga Ibileye on his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL). In a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday, Senator Karimi described the appointment as well-deserved, noting that Professor Ibileye’s sterling academic credentials, administrative experience and commitment…
